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I look up and see Ryder, waving us forward into the reception hall. “Where have you guys been?” he hisses as we get closer.
Xander shoots me a look. “We had some things to catch up on.”
I grin back.
Ryder shrugs. “Whatever. Get ready for the gauntlet though.”
I roll my eyes at him.
Nothing could ruin this moment for me. Ryder’s sarcasm, an earthquake…
Right now, everything is perfect.
We enter the reception hall to the applause of our friends and family, and for a minute I just bask in the love that’s surrounding us.
Gianna waves at me from the front row where she and Daniel are seated together. On the opposite row is Xander's family, Knox smiling just as widely as I am certain I am.
Their mother has a soft look on her face as she watches us. The rest of the crowd are the members of the famiglia who were important enough to be invited to our wedding.
Xander squeezes my arm. "You still want to enjoy the day with all of these people?"
I roll my eyes at him, straight up at the high ceiling. “I think this is just kind of part of the deal.”
“You know, since we’re the ones getting married, we could decide to just leave.”
I laugh at him. “Xander. We can’t leave our own wedding party.”
"I know,” he wrinkles his nose at the crowd of people milling about, ready to congratulate us. “But we also definitely could.”
Without warning, Lucian comes running towards us, a flower in his hand which I'm almost certain Gianna had given to him as a sort of distraction. "Mama!"
His voice is loud and happy but the smile on his face as I bend to sweep him into my arms answers my question.
This moment is perfect just as it is. With my husband beside me and my son in my arms, and our babies kicking in my belly. Nothing else could beat this.
It’s the wedding I’ve always wanted.
With the man I’ve always loved.
We haven’t had an easy road, Xander and I. But, as I let my husband hold me, I bask in the moment.
I don’t care how the road brought us to where we are.
All that matters is that we’re here.
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